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	<title>OnTheShelf &#187; Interesting Ideas</title>
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		<title>Brain Candy &#8211; Free From Space</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I really love finding short media that just makes my mind feel good.  Kind of like doing some light exercise on a late summer afternoon.  Not too much exertion, and a perfect excuse to have a gin and tonic.   Oh sorry, out-loud voice.  So I was pleased to find this short brain candy video asking [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ontheshelf.com/journals/brain-candy-free-from-space/508</link>
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		<title>Direct Brain-Computer Interfaces &#8211; No longer science fiction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every young geek at some point has longed for the &#8216;direct brain to computer&#8217; interface. The Matrix movie series took the concept to science fantasy. Now super-heroes of science are connecting computers directly to the brain, and the brain&#8230; is typing. This short and approachable video presentation from Stanford University is equally scientifically fascinating and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ontheshelf.com/journals/direct-brain-computer-interfaces-no-longer-science-fiction/375</link>
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		<title>Can you install one traffic sign and save two-million dollars?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fifty percent of traffic accidents happen at intersections. Gary Lauder shares a brilliant and cheap idea for helping drivers move along smoothly: a new traffic sign that combines the properties of &#8220;Stop&#8221; and &#8220;Yield&#8221; &#8212; and asks drivers to be polite. Share and Enjoy:]]></description>
		<link>http://ontheshelf.com/journals/can-you-install-one-traffic-sign-and-save-two-million-dollars/367</link>
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		<title>Temple Grandin: The world needs all kinds of minds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For those who are visual/pictorial thinkers (as I am) this is a fascinating and very personal presentation.  For those of whom who wonder where frequently odd and occasionally wonderfully innovative ideas come from, this should provide some interesting insights.  Ms. Grandin has a disinct cattle-country style about her, so if needed take a minute to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ontheshelf.com/journals/temple-grandin-the-world-needs-all-kinds-of-minds/290</link>
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		<title>The Burden of Genius? &#124; Author Elizabeth Gilbert</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have all known parents who describe their children as a &#8220;genius&#8221; &#8211; but do we as society place untenable burdens on those who are correctly or incorrectly adorned with the genius label?  Author Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses &#8212; and shares the radical historical idea that, instead of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ontheshelf.com/journals/burden-of-genius/158</link>
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		<title>How Would Nature Sove This?: Biomimicry in action</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Janine Benyus has a message for inventors: When solving a design problem, look to nature first. There you&#8217;ll find inspired designs for making things waterproof, aerodynamic, solar-powered and more. Here she reveals dozens of new products that take their cue from nature with spectacular results. http://AskNature.org Share and Enjoy:]]></description>
		<link>http://ontheshelf.com/journals/how-would-nature-sove-this-biomimicry-in-action/197</link>
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		<title>J.K.Rowling: The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination &#124; Harvard Magazine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A really profound speech to the graduating class of Harvard by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. J.K. Rowling Speaks at Harvard Commencement from Harvard Magazine on Vimeo. Share and Enjoy:]]></description>
		<link>http://ontheshelf.com/journals/the-fringe-benefits-of-failure-and-the-importance-of-imagination-harvard-magazine/57</link>
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		<title>Jamie Oliver&#8217;s TED Prize: Teach every child about food</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A fascinating perspective on the threat to our children and how we can do something about it. Share and Enjoy:]]></description>
		<link>http://ontheshelf.com/journals/jamie-olivers-ted-prize-teach-every-child-about-food/104</link>
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		<title>The Memory Collector</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have a hobby; I&#8217;m a collector of memories. I really enjoy remembering times and situations from my past which were meaningful to me. Now in my forties, twenty years with my wife, and a child living an active and all too-quickly approaching pre-teen life, my memories have exceed my ability to…remember. Like the breadcrumb [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ontheshelf.com/journals/the-memory-collector/171</link>
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		<title>Underestimating our Users</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From both within and outside software development companies it has been a theme of mine for years that we designers and engineers tend to underestimate our users. I have raised this point in both positive and negative contexts. By way of some examples I have argued that we can never underestimate the level of effort [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ontheshelf.com/journals/underestimating-our-users/179</link>
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